Born with immortal seed

Chapter 90 Foundation Building Preparation
"This year, a senior brother reached the age to relinquish his status as a true disciple, and Junior Sister Tan was brought in to fill the vacancy... There are still seven true disciples in the sect."

Bai Zichen put down the file. Now, in addition to having Su Lie collect intelligence, Cai Heng would also do this job.

To avoid relying on only one source of information and becoming isolated from diverse perspectives.

"So it turns out that Junior Sister Tan is a junior of Hall Master Tan of the Alchemy Hall, then it makes sense that she surpassed the other two later on."

Bai Zichen thought of the withered old man he had seen in the Ancestral Hall years ago, whose deathly aura was so overwhelming that it could no longer be suppressed.

Tan Changkong was over two hundred years old and was a second-tier high-grade alchemist. He had taken all kinds of common longevity pills.

If it weren't for the Desolate God Stealing the Sun Technique, Tan Changkong would very likely have already passed away.

Among the younger generation of the Tan family, Tan Qin is the most outstanding. As the most senior Foundation Establishment elder, if the head of the Tan family wants to recommend a descendant who can uphold the family's reputation, the other elders will give him face.

With a plethora of elixirs and miraculous medicines, Tan Qin also broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, and she was also well-equipped with powerful magical artifacts.

Like Bai Zichen, he overtook others and was promoted to True Disciple before his two senior disciples who were in the late stage of Qi Refining.

"Last month, Uncle Ming discovered a spirit stone vein, and preliminary exploration revealed that the spirit stone reserves exceeded 300,000 pieces!"

Below is a bold, eye-catching piece of information.

This Uncle-Master Mingluan was traveling when he was chasing a group of cultivators who had fallen into a trap. He discovered a large number of spirit stones in their lair.

Realizing that the number of spirit stones did not match the strength of the cultivator, Mingluan investigated further and discovered that the cultivator had unearthed a spirit stone vein.

Moreover, the mine is not located deep in the mountains and forests, but not far from ordinary towns.

The shallow layer of the vein is vanadium iron ore, which has already been completely mined out.

After breaking through the lowest level and going down more than ten feet, the world changed, and traces of spirit stone veins appeared.

The group of bandits originally intended to use this abandoned iron mine as their hideout, planning to dig several escape routes like a rabbit with multiple burrows. Unexpectedly, they unearthed a spirit stone vein.

Since discovering the mineral vein, he has even stopped robbing and looting, focusing solely on mining.

After all, there's no way to make money as quickly as mining spirit stones as being a cultivator.

Unfortunately, Mingluan followed the clues to find him a few years ago because of a case involving the massacre of a rogue cultivator's family, and he turned to ashes.

The only concern is that the spirit stone mine is located near the border between Black Mountain County and River County, and news of its mining will inevitably leak out.

When Mingluan returned and reported the matter to the sect, Qingfeng Sect immediately dispatched an elite team composed of several elders to set up an array to occupy the mine.

But before mining could even begin, the ghostly figures of Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators appeared near the spirit stone vein.

There have already been some minor frictions, and the atmosphere is tense.

The Law Enforcement Hall dispatched another patrol team in early June, and is also organizing reserve cultivators to provide reinforcements at any time.

That's why the news about the spirit stone mine spread like wildfire, with even the lower-level disciples discussing it.

“No one would give up a mine with a scale of 300,000 spirit stones... Besides, the Ghost Spirit Sect has always been at odds with our sect, so this battle is probably inevitable.”

Bai Zichen clicked his tongue in envy. Three hundred thousand spirit stones! If that were spent on a cultivator, it could buy a complete set of powerful magic weapons for a Core Formation cultivator.

Even at the level of a Core Formation sect, this is a considerable amount of spirit stones.

"No matter how fierce the fight is, it has nothing to do with me. The sect would never send its true disciples to participate in such an event... However, if we can take over the spirit stone mine, the resources allocated to the true disciples next year will probably increase significantly."

After reviewing all the major events that had occurred within the sect over the past six months, Bai Zichen got up and walked towards the pool.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Bai."

Peng Jinhu and Luo Qi, who were tending to Wu Feilian, hurriedly put down their tools to greet her.

"Inform Cai Heng that you will be moving to Suoyue Pond starting tomorrow."

Bai Zichen glanced at him and realized that Peng Jinhu had only reached the third level of Qi Refining after being by his side for several years. His talent was truly remarkable.

As for Luo Qi, he suffered irreversible serious injuries in the abandoned cave, and his cultivation level remains stagnant.

Cai Heng and the others have worked diligently for the past two years, completing all the tasks assigned to them meticulously. Allowing them to relocate a year ahead of schedule is a reward for them.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Bai, thank you, Senior Brother Bai..."

Luo Qi was deeply grateful. Even though he had already severed his path of cultivation, he was still happy that his companions could have a better cultivation environment.

On his way to the Hall of Transmission of Skills on his sword, Bai Zichen was thinking about something else entirely.

After mastering the true teachings, Lu Song brought up the matter of the secret realm again, implying that he wanted to know when the secret realm could be put on the agenda.

"Fortunately, with the sect contribution he earned from killing the Ghost-Faced Jade Spider, Lu Song has no shortage of cultivation resources and can remain focused. In a few years, when he gets older and becomes more eager to advance his cultivation level, he definitely won't be able to delay any longer..."

Last time, Bai Zichen used the excuse of needing to consolidate his realm to get by, mainly because he was worried about the famous unknown secret realm.

It would be safer to go if I were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

He had also considered informing the sect about the secret realm. Judging from the current situation, the Qingfeng Sect, which adheres to the righteous path, does not seem like the kind of sect that would embezzle the opportunities of its disciples.

But this is too risky and can only be the last resort.

Firstly, the secret realm is of great importance. If there are truly great treasures hidden inside, no one can guarantee that the elders traveling with us won't have ulterior motives.

Secondly, with the sects involved, the biggest share of the benefits naturally goes to the sects, leaving only scraps for oneself.

Upon arriving at the Hall of Transmission, Bai Zichen revealed his jade pendant as a true disciple, and amidst the admiring gazes of the ordinary disciples, he went straight to the third floor.

The three floors contain a collection of ancient books arranged in several rows, the number of which can be counted on one's fingers.

Bai Zichen went directly to the body-refining technique bookshelf, where two body-refining inheritances were placed on his left and right: the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture and the Five Crystal Glazed Body.

The former only contains two thin volumes of annotations and insights under the inherited jade slips, while the latter is different. It contains a whole bunch of true explanations, general explanations, and short biographies, with dozens of volumes of paper annotations and several jade slips, all of which are the accumulated experience of countless sect predecessors.

The foundation-building stage involves three crucial tests: essence, energy, and spirit; none can be neglected.

There were hundreds of books in the Transmission Hall about Foundation Establishment experience and precautions. Bai Zichen picked out more than ten important ones to read.

In layman's terms, it means that a Qi Refining cultivator needs to meet the standards in terms of physical body, magical power, and spiritual consciousness, and to unite the three barriers to elevate the essence of life and achieve Foundation Establishment.

Other cultivators feared him like a tiger, but the spiritual barrier that Bai Zichen feared the most was actually the one he had the least to worry about.

Because of the early development of divine consciousness through the Divine Forging Technique, it has been slowly growing.

During the True Inheritance Trial, I reached the sixtieth level of the Heavenly Rank on the Path of Inquiry, and my divine sense was greatly enhanced once again.

Anyway, judging from the experiences of newly established Foundation Establishment cultivators, their spiritual sense range is basically within twenty feet, which is not as good as his current level.

While the Everlasting Spring Technique might be lacking compared to top-tier cultivation methods, Bai Zichen had already made up his mind to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

With the immense medicinal power contained in the Foundation Building Pill, even the magic power barrier is not a concern.

Upon closer examination, his physical body turned out to be the weakest link among Bai Zichen's three foundation-building stages.

That's why I thought of Yi Jin Xi Sui to temper my body and make the foundation-building preparations perfect. As soon as I arrived at the Transmission Hall, I went straight for the body-refining techniques.

(End of this chapter)